Tag: WhisperGate

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • The Register: US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/05/uncle_sam_charges_russian_gru/ Source: The Register Title: US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions Feedly Summary: Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before…